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The process is hypnotic: Gopi Shah firmly throws a cylinder-ish lump of clay onto a still pottery wheel, making an indentation and starting the wheel up after centering it just right. Using a soaking wet sponge, she presses down into the center, shaping the outside with her hand. Like magic, a cup shape rises from the wheel.
Shah gets in a meditative rhythm while creating in her garage studio, making dozens of mugs, tumblers, plates, planters and other functional items a day. Each item is nearly identical to the others in their set, but unique at the same time since she doesn’t use molds.
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Racist taunt at Devonport beach shocks Māori family
2 Feb, 2021 06:23 AM
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North Shore parents Kobe Shaw (left) and Wiki Hiku, along with sons Parker and Iverson, were the target of racist abuse on the Devonport waterfront on Saturday. Photo / Supplied.
NZ Herald
A racist taunt shouted across the road on the Devonport waterfront has left a local Māori family feeling shocked and powerless.
Glenfield residents Kobe Shaw, 24, and Wiki Hiku, 29, were on a small beach in front of the former Masonic Tavern with their sons Parker and Iverson aged 3 and 4 and one son s godparents when two carloads of young men drove past honking their horns at about 8pm on Saturday.